Helen Flanagan has given fans an inside look at her relationship – even though she spent a good deal of effort trying to keep it private.
Her life with new love Robbie Talbot got off to a rough start, but the Coronation Street star is ignoring it all. They first met while filming Celebs Go Dating, but have taken their lives off air to enjoy some time together.
Helen, 34, said: “I’ve never met anyone like him. He’s not only a lovely man, but he’s really, really funny. And he had the balls to chat me up! Usually I don’t get that, but he has so much confidence. And he really takes care of me,” reports the Mirror.
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The pair met by chance in February at a restaurant just weeks before the mum of three signed a contract for the E4 dating show. Despite undeniable chemistry with Robbie, 44, a former footballer who owns a construction business, Helen went ahead with the series – even kissing other men.
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She said her aim was to be “lighthearted” in the series, and not feel guilty about seeing other people. She said: “We were dating, but it was early days and I wanted to do the show. I love the show. I told Robbie I was doing it and he said it was fine.”
Robbie, meanwhile, dealt with things by seeing it as Helen’s work. He said: “We weren’t as serious then as we are now. It was fine seeing her go on the dates. If anything, I looked at it as an acting job for her. She’s done kissing scenes in soaps and stuff, so I was totally fine with it all.”
Eight months on, Celebs Go Dating has aired, their romance is officially out in the open and they’ve met each other’s kids. Helen has Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and Charlie, three, with her footballer ex Scott Sinclair, who she split from in 2022 after 13 years.
“For me, the most romantic thing Robbie could do is be kind to my kids. He reads them bedtime stories. To me that means so much more than flowers or chocolates.” When she first met Robbie, the star was on a self-imposed “man ban”.
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Their relationship is going from strength to strength. The pair have a holiday to Ireland coming up, where Robbie plans to introduce Helen to his extended family.
She said: “We’re excited to see where this goes. We’re really, really happy together.” And the pair revealed a wedding and more children might be on the cards.
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The couple are also considering expanding their blended family. Helen said: “I’m always broody. But my pregnancies have always been hard. I suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum, so I get really terrible sickness.
“When I was pregnant with Charlie I had such guilt, even now, about not spending enough time with the others because I was poorly. But still, I can’t help but be broody. I love babies.”
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